- "Can I give you a little advice in return?"
"Yeah."
"Forget that school. The world never did help a smart girl. Why would it? We scare the shit out of the world. If the world goes after you, take it as a compliment." - ―Kira and Julia Wicker
The Writing Room is the ninth episode in the first season of The Magicians, and ninth episode overall.
Synopsis[]
Quentin, Alice, Eliot and Penny travel to England to Plover's estate in search of a missing magic button. Once there, they discover a haunting vision of the author's true self. In other events, Julia, fresh off her rehab stint, looks for real meaning in her magic, but at a very high cost.
Plot[]
Cast[]
Main Cast:
- Jason Ralph as Quentin Coldwater
- Stella Maeve as Julia Wicker
- Olivia Taylor Dudley as Alice Quinn
- Arjun Gupta as Penny Adiyodi
- Hale Appleman as Eliot Waugh
Guest Stars:
- Mackenzie Astin as Richard Corrigan
- Charles Shaughnessy as Christopher Plover
- Yaani King as Kira
- Rebecca Tilney as Prudence Plover
- Rose Liston as Young Jane Chatwin
- Oliver Rice as Hugh
- Nicholas Croucher as Young Martin Chatwin
- Oliver Bell as George
- Sibyl Gregory as Beatrix
- Kavandeep Hayre as Raymond
Appearances[]
Locations[]
- United States of America
- Brakebills University, New York
- Peregrine Convalescent Home
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (mentioned)
- Disneyland (mentioned)
- Fillory (flashback)
- England
- London
- Cornwall
- Ibiza (mentioned)
Events[]
- Infiltration of Brakebills University (mentioned)
- Attack on Penny Adiyodi (mentioned)
- Encanto Oculto (mentioned)
Items[]
- Spells
- Scarlatti Web
- Locator Spells
- Ugarte's Prismatic Spray (mentioned)
- Fillory and Further
- Jane Chatwin's Enchanted Bow
- Magical Buttons
- Practical Exercises for Young Magicians (mentioned)
- Eliot Waugh's Flask
Sentient Species[]
- Humans
- Travelers
- Questing Creatures (flashback)
- Ghosts
Mentioned[]
- Ember
- Umber
- Margo Hanson
- Kill Bill
- Rupert Chatwin
- McCabe
- Livingston
- Ali
- Amelia Popper
- Kaminsky
- Umar
- Aurora
- Pearl Sunderland